Returning home from the retreat, with my learned practice of “seeing things as they are,” I began noticing my breath and my ability to...

Claiming “inclusivity” without being anti-racist doesn’t prevent feelings of exclusion. As a queer Black woman, I don’t want to spend my...

I yearn for care that brings joy and pleasure, and pleasure that also brings about care and joy, because they are necessary for healing....

I was considered the good daughter. The one who did everything she was supposed to do. So, I paraded around as a heterosexual Black woman...

Mental Health Awareness Month, celebrated in May since 1949, has ended, but that doesn’t mean your self-care and wellness should. With...

Take three deep breaths. Inhale. Exhale. Repeat. Stay hydrated. Take a nap. Take a bath. Write a poem. Read full list on Medium.

We need all forms of care to help create thriving communities. Much of what I learned about care came from Black mamas who modeled what...

If 2020 came to wreck shit, then music was created to save us. Which is why I am still swooning over Jill Scott’s and Erykah Badu’s love...

For many Americans, the mandate to shelter in place will end soon. But the anxiety from COVID-19 may linger in the air longer than the...

The new abortion messages the groups are hoping to push into the mainstream is centered on compassion and love—a radical shift away from...

I always look forward to shopping on Black Friday. Although the day after Thanksgiving is often reduced to “capitalist consumption for...

How do we access joy, I wondered, if we aren’t consistently dreaming about it and making portals for its existence in our lives? I was...

Milwaukee has multiple problems: poverty, a school system that throws out Black children at high rates, and lack of investment in all...

These auntie conversations were just as much about me as they were about my aunts and mama. I really want to know what to expect, what to...

Accolades and honors do little when a culture of martyrdom—the discouragement to prioritize one’s own emotional and mental health—reigns...